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Down in Smoke
Rings and Pearls
False Hope

I keep going down

You keep flying higher

I've been burning for the longest time

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I've been waiting for the day

To tell you how I feel

Will you say something to help me heal?

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Up in flames    Down in Smoke

Every Prayer feels like a joke

I'm up in flames     I'm down in smoke

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Tail spins frighten me

Send me straight down Spiraling

I'm the one that you outgrew

I guess that's what humans do

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Call your old friends in the neighborhood

And your new ones, all uptown

Tell them you'll be moving out... right now!

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Give me gold and silver

Anything to Pilfer

Little things like your rings and pearls

Don’t forget the greenbacks

They’re my number-one

And all your favorite pills for fun

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Girl

My mind’s in a whirl

Surprise, I didn’t plan on someone home

And you are all alone

And then, you said: Help me understand

You take my rings to start,

and then you steal my heart

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I’m nearly empty-handed; and I’m overdue.

Stay right here where I can see you

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Stay right here; stay where I can see you

Stay. Don't run away

 

Oh Girl

My mind’s in a whirl

Surprise, I didn’t plan on someone home

And you are all alone

And when you said: help me with my heavy head

I thought we might just spend the night in your bed

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Maybe you will miss me

But I can’t return for

little things like your rings and pearls

Doctor tell me that I'm good to go

You can bend the truth 'cuz I don't need to know

Say something that I can use

To make me feel good, to ditch the blues

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Give me false hope,

Don't give me that straight dope

I'm counting on you to pull me through

I know your not supposed to do it

-to give it up that way

Give me false hope , anyway

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Baby tell me what I want to hear

that I'm number 0ne in the stratosphere

I need a white lie to get me through the night

I don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

(Chorus)

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When I go to bed at night

I'm afraid to turn off the light

Truth gets bigger and it's stronger in the dark

I know by now it's gonna leave a mark

(Chorus)

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My Placebo reviews

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"Cool track, nice vocals and sounds very unique." ElvisDrew Playlist

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"I like the guitar work here, and the melodies have a bit of Peter Gabriel, and Cold Play to them." Kaaoszine

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"Beautifully done and elaborated music track, with an original sound, and vocals are very gentle with beautiful intonations. I find the work to be very creative and original." Anton Panasiuk

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"Nice vocals and love the Bowie influences. Love your style. It is a really cool indie rock tune." Pep Garcia

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"Emotive vocal soaring, gearing into dexterous guitar tones, amidst the lush synth backing, plays grippingly. I enjoyed the sophisti-pop feeling on this track." Obscure Sound

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"Great track here with some wonderful ideas and a really nice jazzy mix with 80s rock and hints of David Bowie that I absolutely loved! Great ideas, really nice instrumentation and a great vocal performance too with a nice tone and phrasing. Loved the guitars too!" Synthwave Sounds

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"A very slick and charming blend of 80s pop and rock combined in a nice fun way. Awesome vocals."  We All Want Someone to Shout For Playlist

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"Hey, this is a lovely upbeat track, strong vocals and an engaging arrangement. The lead guitar straight in gives a rock pop vibe."  Catbear

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"Now that is getting with an 80s sound, with a guaranteed audience for such things - especially when they are arranged with such gusto by David Gale it makes for a funky old time of it. My Placebo is a good deal removed from what I'd usually treat myself to but with echoes of Bowie throughout there is a glamour to what David Gale does and it is totally occupied throughout. " mp 3hugger

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"The songwriting is awesome, and those vocals are truly stellar, great work."  Rogue VHS

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"Hi, thanks for submitting. This is well done and to be honest refreshing to hear someone pulling from Bowie and Gabriel and that side of the 80's instead of the countless Joy Division clones we receive. Good song, but we are going to pass on it because we only have 10 weekly spots and receive about 10 times that in submissions, so a song has to be a home run on a kind of instinctual level to make the cut. Unfortunately this was more of a solid base hit. We like it but it just didn't connect on that deeper level that we're looking for. " Postcard Elba

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"Nice progressive rock, good vocal, and old school vibe." E:\music\

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Thin White Wall Reviews

" Beautiful melancholic song - we were impressed by the intimate and up-close atmosphere you created here, inviting the listener to listen to your honest and authentic lyrics. This has both a romantic and melancholic feel, lovely string arrangement. The instrumental is minimalistic yet still underlined the feelings delivered through lyrics while not taking away too much attention from them."  Thesoundof

"You have an eccentric and charismatic vocal tone, bringing a distinct touch to the more nostalgic performance." Indy Space

"Amazing tracks, full of beatiful sound choices..adding this to my personal favourites playlist. Unfortunately It doesn't fit sad mellow vibe of the playlist, altough the voice is touching!" Aesthetic Playlist

I really appreciate the strings arrangement, the acoustic guitar part and the use of synths ""ASTRAL

"! Thanks for the submission of Thin White Wall. I love the velvety quality of your voice which just flows so smoothly in your song, creating a captivating and alluring sound." 

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